EP1864393A4 - Acoustic wave generating apparatus and method - Google Patents

Acoustic wave generating apparatus and method

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EP1864393A4
EP1864393A4 EP05853178A EP05853178A EP1864393A4 EP 1864393 A4 EP1864393 A4 EP 1864393A4 EP 05853178 A EP05853178 A EP 05853178A EP 05853178 A EP05853178 A EP 05853178A EP 1864393 A4 EP1864393 A4 EP 1864393A4
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acoustic wave
generating apparatus
wave generating
acoustic
wave
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1864393B1 (en
EP1864393A2 (en
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Jeffery T Springer
James L Kirschman
Robert M O'neill
Conrad P Sandoval
Joseph B Young
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Renaissance Sound LLC
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R11/00—Transducers of moving-armature or moving-core type
    • H04R11/02—Loudspeakers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R31/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of transducers or diaphragms therefor
    • H04R31/006—Interconnection of transducer parts
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R5/00—Stereophonic arrangements
    • H04R5/02—Spatial or constructional arrangements of loudspeakers
    • H04R5/023—Spatial or constructional arrangements of loudspeakers in a chair, pillow
EP05853178.1A 2004-12-06 2005-12-05 Acoustic wave generating apparatus and method Active EP1864393B1 (en)

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US63392404P 2004-12-06 2004-12-06
US70942505P 2005-08-19 2005-08-19
PCT/US2005/044189 WO2006063014A2 (en) 2004-12-06 2005-12-05 Acoustic wave generating apparatus and method

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EP1864393A2 EP1864393A2 (en) 2007-12-12
EP1864393A4 true EP1864393A4 (en) 2011-04-13
EP1864393B1 EP1864393B1 (en) 2013-05-01

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WO (1) WO2006063014A2 (en)

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EP1864393B1 (en) 2013-05-01
US20080290742A1 (en) 2008-11-27
US7557471B2 (en) 2009-07-07
US7402922B2 (en) 2008-07-22
EP1864393A2 (en) 2007-12-12
WO2006063014A3 (en) 2009-04-09
US20080073981A1 (en) 2008-03-27
CA2632522C (en) 2014-04-15
WO2006063014A2 (en) 2006-06-15

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